diff --git a/scripts/handle_macos.sh b/scripts/handle_macos.sh
index 9474ae55..9c32f7ab 100644
--- a/scripts/handle_macos.sh
+++ b/scripts/handle_macos.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ handle_macos() {
   install_result=$?
 
   if [ $install_result -ne 0 ]; then
+    printf "%s\n" "$lnd_output"
     log_error "LND installation failed" $install_result
   fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 882df457..87d9842f 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ TMP_LOG_FILE=$(mktemp)
 
 log() {
   local message="$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') $1"
-  echo -e "$message"
-  # Write to the temporary log file.
-  echo -e "$(echo "$message" | sed 's/\\e\[[0-9;]*m//g')" >> "$TMP_LOG_FILE"
+  # Use printf for cross-platform compatibility (macOS echo -e issues)
+  printf "%b\n" "$message"
+  # Write to the temporary log file (strip colors)
+  echo "$message" | sed 's/\\e\[[0-9;]*m//g' >> "$TMP_LOG_FILE"
 }
 
 SCRIPT_VERSION="0.3.0"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ download() {
   if command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
     wget -q "$url" -O "$dest"
   elif command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
-    curl -sL "$url" -o "$dest"
+    curl -fsL "$url" -o "$dest"
   else
     log_error "Neither wget nor curl found. Please install one." 1
   fi
@@ -112,9 +113,10 @@ else
   lnd_output=$(install_lnd)
   install_result=$?
 
-  if [ $install_result -ne 0 ]; then
-    log_error "LND installation failed" $install_result
-  fi
+if [ $install_result -ne 0 ]; then
+  printf "%s\n" "$lnd_output"
+  log_error "LND installation failed" $install_result
+fi
 
   lnd_status=$(echo "$lnd_output" | grep "LND_STATUS:" | cut -d':' -f2)
   
diff --git a/scripts/install_lnd.sh b/scripts/install_lnd.sh
index c525572b..ba1cb7d6 100755
--- a/scripts/install_lnd.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_lnd.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ install_lnd() {
   log "Checking latest LND version..."
   local api_response=$(download_stdout "https://api.github.com/repos/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/latest")
   LND_VERSION=$(json_value "tag_name" "$api_response")
+  
+  if [ -z "$LND_VERSION" ]; then
+    log "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Failed to fetch latest LND version.${RESET_COLOR}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
   log "Latest LND version: $LND_VERSION"
 
   local LND_OS="$OS"; [ "$OS" = "Mac" ] && LND_OS="darwin"
diff --git a/scripts/utils.sh b/scripts/utils.sh
index 7f5c8ccb..30b88fe5 100755
--- a/scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ download() {
   if command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
     wget -q "$url" -O "$dest"
   elif command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
-    curl -sL "$url" -o "$dest"
+    # -f: fail on HTTP errors (404/500)
+    # -s: silent
+    # -L: follow redirects
+    curl -fsL "$url" -o "$dest"
   else
     log "Error: Neither wget nor curl found."
     return 1
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ download_stdout() {
   if command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
     wget -qO- "$url"
   elif command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
-    curl -sL "$url"
+    curl -fsL "$url"
   else
     log "Error: Neither wget nor curl found."
     return 1